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Committee Details - Planning Committee
Committee Details
Purpose

This Committee deals with

planning applications, planning enforcement, public rights of way and certain highway matters.
Committee Contact
Committee Membership
Position in Committee Committee Member Party Ward
Member  Councillor Peter Chillingworth   Conservative  Great Tey 
Deputy Chairman  Councillor Helen Chuah   Liberal Democrats  St Anne's 
Member  Councillor Stephen Ford   Labour  Wivenhoe Quay 
Chairman  Councillor Theresa Higgins   Liberal Democrats  New Town 
Member  Councillor Sonia Lewis   Conservative  Lexden 
Member  Councillor Cyril Liddy   Labour  Wivenhoe Quay 
Member  Councillor Jackie Maclean   Conservative  Copford and West Stanway 
Member  Councillor Jon Manning   Liberal Democrats  Wivenhoe Cross 
Member  Councillor Philip Oxford   The Highwoods Group  Highwoods 
Member  Councillor Laura Sykes   Liberal Democrats  Stanway 
Pool of Substitutes
Substitute Party Ward
Nick Barlow   Liberal Democrats  Castle 
Kevin Bentley   Conservative  Birch and Winstree 
Mary Blandon   Liberal Democrats  Harbour 
Mark Cable   Conservative  Dedham and Langham 
Barrie Cook   Liberal Democrats  St Anne's 
Nick Cope   Liberal Democrats  Christ Church 
Beverly Davies   Conservative  Prettygate 
John Elliott   Conservative  Tiptree 
Bill Frame   Liberal Democrats  Castle 
Marcus Harrington   Conservative  West Bergholt and Eight Ash Green 
Dave Harris   Labour  Berechurch 
Julia Havis   Liberal Democrats  Harbour 
Jo Hayes   Liberal Democrats  Castle 
Pauline Hazell   Conservative  Shrub End 
Peter Higgins   Liberal Democrats  New Town 
Brian Jarvis   Conservative  Lexden 
Margaret Kimberley   Conservative  West Mersea 
Michael Lilley   Labour  East Donyland 
Sue Lissimore   Conservative  Prettygate 
Colin Mudie   Liberal Democrats  Berechurch 
Nigel Offen   Liberal Democrats  Shrub End 
Gerard Oxford   The Highwoods Group  Highwoods 
Lesley Scott-Boutell   Liberal Democrats  Stanway 
Terry Sutton   Conservative  Pyefleet 
Colin Sykes   Liberal Democrats  Stanway 
Anne Turrell   Liberal Democrats  Mile End 
Dennis Willetts   Conservative  West Bergholt and Eight Ash Green